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BJK Cup finals switch to pay TV in Spain
Domestic coverage of next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals from Málaga will be shown by Movistar Plus, the pay-television arm of Spanish telco Telefónica.
DAZN renews Movistar Plus alliance in Spain
Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-television broadcaster operated by telco Telefónica, has renewed an agreement to carry content offered by OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN.
Telefónica pays less for NBA in new two-season deal
Telefónica has reduced its spend on NBA rights in Spain over the next two seasons, driving the price down thanks to an absence of competition for basketball rights in the country.
EuroLeague returns to Telefónica in Spain after year-long negotiations
Euroleague Basketball has completed its final major media rights deal for the 2023-24 season, agreeing a deal that takes its top-tier EuroLeague competition back to Telefónica's Movistar Plus platform …
Movistar Plus hires Kosmos Tennis chief Rojas as director of sport
Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-television broadcaster operated by telco Telefónica, has appointed Enric Rojas as its new director of sport.
Mediaset lands sublicensed Europa League rights in Spain
Media group Mediaset España will show matches from the Uefa Europa League for the remainder of the 2022-23 season, as well as during the 2023-24 campaign, after agreeing a deal with pay-TV broadcaster …
Orange to carry Movistar Plus’ Spanish Super Cup coverage
Telco Orange has reached an agreement with pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus to carry the latter’s coverage of the Spanish Super Cup.
DAZN offers little competition as Telefónica seals domestic football treble
Movistar has cemented its dominance of domestic football media rights in Spain after it secured three-season agreements for domestic rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup, facing limited competition from DAZN.
RTL nears 4m audience for Uefa Super Cup after landing sublicensed rights
Eintracht Frankfurt’s 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid last night in the Uefa Super Cup attracted an average audience of close to 4 million viewers on RTL, the German free-to-air network.
LaLiga, Movistar Plus secure fresh court orders against content piracy
LaLiga and Telefónica’s pay-TV broadcaster Movistar Plus have claimed fresh court rulings against the piracy of their content.
RTL nets strong free-to-air audience for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Europa League win
Eintracht Frankfurt’s victory over Rangers in the Uefa Europa League final registered strong ratings in Germany as 8.99 million viewers tuned in to commercial broadcaster RTL.
Lack of competition drives Serie A fees down in Iberia
Telefonica and Sport TV renewed their Serie A deals in Spain and Portugal at reduced rates, benefitting from rival broadcasters focusing attention elsewhere.
World Padel Tour secures Movistar Plus deal, increases OTT output
The World Padel Tour has sealed a new rights deal with Telefónica-owned pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus, while detailing plans to expand the live offering available through its in-house OTT platform, …
Movistar Plus ‘to take’ WPT to pay-television, Playtomic named as sponsor
Telefónica-owned Movistar Plus is reported to have acquired pay-television rights in Spain to the next two seasons of the World Padel Tour.
NHL returns to Spain with Movistar deal
Telefónica-owned Movistar Plus has signed a multi-year deal for rights to the National Hockey League, with coverage commencing today (Tuesday).
The deal is reported to be for three seasons.
LaLiga set to issue domestic tender next week after internal sign-off
Spain’s LaLiga is set to issue its domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender next week after its audiovisual rights control body approved the tender documents.
Movistar Plus retains Serie A rights in Spain
Spanish pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus has renewed an agreement for rights to football’s Italian Serie A until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Movistar Plus retains Bundesliga rights in Spain
Spanish pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the German Bundesliga, the top division of German club football